The Solar System Scavenger Hunt

Directions: Please print and bring to class on the due date listed on the calander. Read each question carefully and provide the appropriate answers. Each question will include a hyperlink that will take you to a webiste where you can find the right answers to each question. (Hint: Do not include Pluto in any of your anwers to the scavenger hunt because it is no longer considered a planet.)

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  • List the planets in order from closest to farthest from the Sun.
  • How many moons does Saturn have and how many of them have been named officially?
  • What is the biggest planet in the Solar System?
  • How many days does it take for Jupiter to revolve around the Sun?
  • What is the smallest planet?
  • Name five famous comets.
  • How hot is the Sun in degrees fahrenheit?